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petrified

/pe-truh-fahyd/US // ˈpɛ trəˌfaɪd //

石化的,石化,石化了的,石化了

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having been numbed or paralyzed with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion:The victim arrived at the shelter petrified and penniless, lacking the documents needed to apply for aid.
    • : having been turned to stone or a stony substance:Among the fossils found here are petrified skeletons of dinosaurs dating back 65 million years.
    • : having been made rigid or inert; hardened: The 20-year-old snack cake—still in its original packaging—is quite petrified; it makes a pleasant thunking sound when I knock it against the desk.

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Examples

  • A sample of more than 5,000 petrified bits of flora from before, during, and after the PETM shows an uptick in the amount and diversity of insect damage.

  • In the park, you drive through the wildlife haven of Lamar Valley—wolf country—and you can hike Specimen Ridge Trail through a petrified forest to a glorious view of Mount Washburn and miles of meadows.

  • Greg Francek thought he was looking at a piece of petrified wood.

  • Her mother described her as “petrified” and said, “I vividly remember that, being in the bathroom.”

  • I was petrified, and it left me wondering, “Do I give him this direction?”

  • A petrified grimace wrinkles the white clay adorning her face.

  • It petrified me as a young gay kid in Montana, growing up playing tennis.

  • I was exhausted and the others were petrified… We all swore that it was OK.

  • I opened my eyes to see the room full of soldiers, my sisters petrified.

  • Her expression was still petrified, except that she might have had the scent of blood in her slightly dilating nostrils.

  • But Mafuta, instead of taking this advice, suddenly stood stock still, as if he had been petrified!

  • Sarah moved among them with a distracted air; she seemed, indeed, as if petrified with grief.

  • I suppose the face will retain that petrified laugh until the corpse turns to dust.

  • Griffith stood petrified a moment; and I don't think his intellects were even yet quite clear enough to take it all in at once.